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fruit à pain nom {m} | breadfruit [breadfruits]◼◼◼(fruit) |
gagne-pain nom {m} | livelihood [livelihoods]◼◼◼(means of supporting oneself) breadwinner [breadwinners]◼◼◻(primary income-earner in a household) meal ticket◼◻◻(an exploited source of income or livelihood) |
gomme mie de pain nom {f} | kneaded eraser(pliable tool for absorbing graphite or charcoal) |
grille-pain nom {m} | toaster [toasters]◼◼◼(device for toasting bread) |
massepain nom {m} | marzipan [marzipans]◼◼◼(confection of almond paste, sugar and egg white) |
mettre du pain sur la table verbe | bring home the bacon(to make a living) |
miche de pain nom | pan [pans]◼◼◼(loaf of bread) |
miette de pain nom {f} | breadcrumb [breadcrumbs]◼◼◼(tiny piece of bread) |
mon/ton/son copain nom {m} | boyfriend [boyfriends](male partner in a romantic relationship) |
parpaing nom {m} | cinder block◼◼◼(lightweight building block) breeze-block◼◻◻(building block) hollow block◼◻◻(lightweight building block) |
partager le pain verbe {m} | break bread◼◼◼(take part in Holy Communion) |
petit copain [dated nom {m} | boyfriend [boyfriends]◼◼◼(male partner in a romantic relationship) |
petit pain nom {m} | bun [buns]◼◼◼(a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) bread roll◼◼◻(miniature round loaf of bread) |
pour une bouchée de pain (for a piece of bread) preposition | for a song◼◼◼(very cheaply) |
se vendre comme des petits pains verbe | sell like hot cakes◼◼◼(sell quickly) |
See copains comme cochons adjectif | thick [thicker, thickest](friendly, intimate) |
un copain nom {m} | boyfriend [boyfriends]◼◼◼(male friend) |